In Photos: Diana's royal tours of Australia and New Zealand

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June 13, 2018

Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales arrived in Australia with their son, Prince William, in March of 1983. The couple kicked off their royal tour in the sleepy town of Alice Springs, where the royals slept in a motel and Charles charmed onlookers by shooing William's "first Australian fly" from his face.

Prince Charles donned an outback-friendly ensemble while his wife (then a new mom!) was a ray of sunshine meeting school children in Alice Springs.

Diana and her prince posed in front of Ayer's Rock, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Mar. 21, 1983 near Alice Springs. Diana looked fresh as a daisy in a shirt-dress (much like what Duchess Kate favours today!) designed by Benny Ong.

The iconic Sydney Opera House stood overshadowed by a pink floral-clad Diana, Princess of Whales, as throngs of admirers gathered to welcome her. The style icon topped her Belville Sassoon ensemble with a complimentary hued hat by John Boyd.

It was pink again for 21-year-old Diana as she and Prince Charles, 34, waved to the crowds in March, 1983. Diana's spectacular engagement ring, which the Duchess of Cambridge wears today, can be seen in all its sapphire glory.

We never tired of seeing Diana in a tiara, and this is no exception! Prince Charles and his lady love donned formalwear - she in a red ruffled gown by Bruce Oldfield and a Spencer Family tiara - for a state reception in Hobart, Tasmania on Mar. 30.

The young princess received the pearl choker she donned on a visit to Jane Eliza Landing in Renmark on her 18th birthday, a gift from the Spencer Family which topped off her red-and-white Jan Van Velden ensemble.

Prince Charles held onto a mini bouquet while his main squeeze cradled a massive arrangement from Australian admirers in Hands Oval, a memorial park in South Banbury, Australia.

Diana got dolled up again for a reception at the Crest Hotel in Brisbane on Apr. 10, 1983, bedecking herself in Saudi sapphires and her Spencer Family tiara. Prince William's mom paired her bling with a delicate, pink gown by Victor Edelstein that featured bow detailing on the shoulders.

No trip to Australia is complete without meeting one of the country's most beloved characters, Crocodile Dundee - or, at least the actor who played him, Paul Hogan. The Prince and Princess of Whales did just that at the Melbourne Concert Hall during their royal tour of Australia.

Princess Diana wore a liberty print dress from Miss Antoinette for a ride in one of Ballarat, Australia's stagecoaches, a ride fitting of one of Australia's greatest Victorian boomtowns.

Prince William came back out to play in Melbourne on Apr. 16, 1983 as the British royal family arrived for their final day in Australia.

Bye! Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles wave goodbye as they leave Melbourne Airport on Apr. 17, 1983 in Melbourne at the end of their first Royal Tour to Australia. Diana looked just about as chic as a traveller could in her royal blue feathered chapeau.

Hello, New Zealand! Diana launched the second leg of her royal tour with Princes Charles and William with the traditional Maori nose-rub greeting in the Eden Park Stadium on her Apr. 18, 1983 arrival in Auckland. Princess Diana wore a dress designed by Donald Campbell and a hat by John Boyd.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana posed for a portrait on the lawn of Government House, Auckland, while taking a load off for some fun and games with the little prince, who was reportedly teething on the "buzzy bee" toy given to him by the Governor General's wife.

In an ensemble we could easily see on Diana's daughter-in-law, Kate, the Princess of Wales met the crowds on a walkabout through the Wellington city centre on Apr. 20, 1983.

That night, Princess Diana took a stroll with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon at Parliament House. She wore her tiara for a third time with an airy, ethereal baby-blue gown designed by her constant collaborators, David and Elizabeth Emanuel.

The young couple met Prince Charles' little brother, Prince Edward, at a photocall at Wanganui Collegiate in New Zealand, where Edward had been a junior tutor for two terms. Diana wore a beautiful, belted, royal-blue dress with black piping.

On Apr. 29, 1983, husband and wife found themselves in a Maori canoe.

Princess Diana donned the Queen's Cambridge Knot Tiara, a neo-classical splendour of diamonds and pearls that was given to Diana by her mother-in-law as a wedding gift, at the farewell Banquet in New Zealand. Her creamy silk organza evening dress is by designer Gina Fratini.

On a royal flight to Australia in October 1985, the Prince And Princess Of Wales shared a laugh with their staff.

The laughs didn't stop as the couple toured an aluminum smelting plant, where Princess Diana giggled at Prince Charles while wearing a builder's hard hat and a pinstripe coat dress.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles took a spin around the dance floor at a ball held at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne, 1985. Creative Diana is wearing a diamond-and-emerald choker, another wedding gift from the queen, as a headband, and a turquoise one-shoulder evening gown designed by the Emanuels.

Prince Charles with Princess Diana, wearing a shimmering silver-lame backless dress by Bruce Oldfield, attended the world premiere of the film 'Burke And Wills' on Nov. 1, 1985 in Melbourne.

A philanthropist and great advocate for children, Princess Diana looked completely in her element greeting young admirers during a walk about in Melbourne.

Diana, Princess of Wales receives flowers from well-wishers during a visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne, Australia on her 1985 royal tour.

Taking a break from participating in a Melbourne polo match, Prince Charles lays a kiss on his pretty wife on Nov. 3, 1985.

Don't blush! Princess Diana found herself surrounded by men in speedos as she presented a prize to the winning team of lifeguards at the Central Coast Surf Carnival at Terrigal Beach, Australia in 1988.

The Princess Of Wales matched royal-blue eyeliner and heart-shaped earrings to her bright pillbox hat while attending a church service at St. Andrew's Cathedral In Sydney.

The Princess of Wales looked every inch the sultry secretary on a visit to parliament in Camberra in 1988, pairing a red suit buttoned down the back with seamed tights featuring ankle bows.